The Bermuda Beach Improvement Committee, feels that our obligation is to the property owner and neighbors first.

If there are parking or noise problems with someone renting your home, neighbors have been instructed to contact GARM or the police.

If maintenance is an issue we will be contacting the owner. Please understand that there is no way that we can keep track of all the rental managers that you and other property owners use, therefore, any issues will be be directed to you and you are expected to resolve the issue with whomever you have under contract as your rental manager.

We expect all homes being rented to respect the Code of Conduct and Renters' Agreement that was diligently drawn up by GIVRMA. This was compiled from interviews of home owner associations, renters, and realtors. If this is followed, we should no longer have any problems. But if we do, the buck stops with the home owner. It is you that we will look to in getting situations resolved that we have not been able to accomplish through normal channels and e-mails to the rental managers.

Issues that you need to discuss with the people handling your home.

TRASH is our biggest problem. Please order more trash cans. All rental homes that sleep over 4 people should have no less than two of the 96 gal. containers. Please have them ordered before the next season. There is a shortage of trash containers. If you cannot get one from the City, purchase several at Wal-Mart. The City has agreed to pick them up. We simply cannot go through another season of trash blowing from the rental homes.

PARKING too many cars for the driveway.

NOISE - NO loud noise and all music turned off outside by 10:00 PM This is a City Ordiance, not our regulation.

PETS - Must be kept on a leash

MOW the grass more regularly. Almost all the homes that were handled by rental associations let the grass grow long after the tourist season ended. Now, the cuckleburrs, that we all fight, have gone to seed. That seed is thrown into all ouf our yards when the mowers go over them. This is very disheartening for those that try to maintain a lawn.

We know that you rely on the rental associations to handle these matters for you but there is a breakdown and it hasn't been getting done. This is truly your responsibility and the BBIC will be telephone you in the event we have an on going problem. Please stress to whoever manages your property that you want it watched, and mowed regularly.

Be sure they lock it securely whenever it's not in use! For security reasons alone, not just during hurricanes. During this last hurricane scare, when everyone was evacuated, one company simply did not come around and shut the hurricane shutters on homes that had them and could easily have been protected. (This was my next door neighbor- so I know it to be true).